Joint Degree Program
in Law, Health &
the Life Sciences


Mondale Hall, Suite N140
Univ. of MN Law School
229-19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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President and Provost visit the Consortium, meet JDP students

President Kaler visits JDP

In a recent visit to the Consortium along with Provost Hanson, President Kaler learned about the JDP program and talked with alum Kate Krueger, JD, PhD, and JD, MS candidate Joe Dammel.


JDP student David Hanna

David Hanna Wins Nauen Award

For his journal note analyzing University sustainability practices, David M. Hanna, JD, MS (Chemistry) candidate, became a recipient of the Charles N. Nauen Awards for Excellence in Environmental and Energy Scholarship. In 2013, the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology will publish his note, Do Educational Institutions Score High on Their Sustainable Efforts?: A Case Study (and Grade) on Chemical Waste Minimization and Reduction in Teaching and Research Laboratories at the University of Minnesota, Minn.


Rick Weinmeyer to Intern at NIH This Summer

JDP student David HannaRick Weinmeyer, MPhil; JD, MA (Bioethics) candidate, has been awarded a summer bioethics intern position at the Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NAIAD), National Institutes of Health.

NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people in the United States and around the world.

MJLST a top-10 journal

MJLST journal coverWashington and Lee University School of Law, which provides the definitive U.S. law school journal rankings, has put the Consortium's Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology among the top-10 of the following specialty areas.

  • Health, Medicine, Psychology, and Psychiatry
    5 out of 71
  • Science, Technology & Computing
    7 out of 67
  • Environment, Natural Resources, and Land Use
    7 out of 88
  • Intellectual Property
    10 out of 80

For more details on these rankings as well as previous years' information, visit the Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings page.


Prof. Susan Wolf receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award

Professor Susan M. Wolf has been chosen by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to receive an Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. As the Foundation notes, these awards support "highly respected and innovative scholars from a wide range of fields to undertake ambitious, cutting-edge studies of significant health policy challenges facing America." Prof. Wolf will receive funding for a 2-year project to write a book and articles on "Translating Research into Health Benefits: Returning Research Results & Incidental Findings."

The Joint Degree Program is unique in the nation and enables students to combine a JD with a PhD, MS, MPH, MHA, MA, or MD in less time, with more academic support, and with potentially more financial support than if the students were to pursue the 2 degrees separately. We partner with 15 graduate and professional programs on campus and offer the following degree combinations:

  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Pharmacology
  • a JD with an MS in Science, Technology & Environmental Policy
  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Genetics (MCDB&G)
  • a JD with an MD in Medicine
  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Health Services Research, Policy & Administration
  • a JD with an MHA in Healthcare Administration
  • a JD with an MPH in Public Health Administration & Policy
  • a JD with an MPH in Epidemiology
  • a JD with an MPH in Maternal and Child Health
  • a JD with an MPH in Community Health Education
  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Conservation Biology
  • a JD with an MS, PhD, or MPH in Environmental Health
  • a JD with an MS or PhD in Natural Resources Science and Management
  • a JD with an MA in Bioethics

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JDP News & Events
NCFPD Investigators Quoted on Smartmoney.com -- NCFPD Associate Director Amy Kircher and Investigator John Spink were quoted in a Smartmoney.com article, "8 Food Frauds on Your Shopping List."
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Consortium Member Director in the News -- Water technology is a pocket of opportunity for innovative businesses according to Deborah Swackhamer, professor of Environmental Health Sciences and co-director of the Water Resources Center, a member of the Consortium.
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Consortium research in national publications -- Prof. Susan Wolf and colleagues' research is featured in Genetics in Medicine, Nature and Science.
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Consortium member eventMay 21, 2012
2012 Summer Public Health Institute -- Learn from local, national and international faculty and leading experts. Read More
 

JDP News & Events